It's been a while since you've heard from me — God's been calling me to slow down this summer. That meant friends, meals, and prayer walks in the forest preserve, interceding for one another night after night. It's become one of the biggest blessings of my life.

For years, parts of my life felt like barren, weed-choked ground. This is the story of watching a Gardener patiently work through seasons of rain, drought, and pruning — and finally seeing new buds appear. Wherever your own "garden" is right now, there's encouragement here for you.

A dinner with strangers turned into one of the most honest conversations I've had in a long time. Health struggles, broken trust, shame — and underneath it all, the same ache: a desperate need for rest and rhythm. Here's what that night taught me about community and God's faithfulness.

We spend so much of life working for outcomes — for health, love, purpose — only to find we can't actually control the results. This devotional is about the ongoing surrender of letting God hold the outcomes I'm tempted to manage myself, and trusting His timing over my own.

Youth ministry. A missions trip. Soccer. This season, I said no to good things — not because they weren't good, but because I sensed God asking me to hold them with open hands. Here's what it looked like to let go of things I loved, and trust Him to be near in the empty space.

This is the story of how a desire to hear God's voice more clearly turned into something bigger than I expected — a bi-weekly prayer group gathering in living rooms and forest preserves. Whether new to prayer or years deep in faith, there was room for everyone. Here's how it started.

I thought slowing down would bring peace. Instead, it brought all the emotions busyness had been covering up. If your own season of stillness has felt harder instead of easier, you're not alone — and there's grace for that too. Here's what I learned two days into my own slow-down.

Sometimes hearing God clearly means giving something up first. This spring, I felt the Lord nudging me to fast from things quietly dividing my attention from Him — music, dating apps, distraction. It wasn't a requirement, just an invitation to make room. Here's what that season looked like.